Paper truck



March 5, 1929.

A. J. MORR'OW PAPER TRUCK Filed Feb. 16.1927

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PAPER TRUCK Filed Feb. 16. 1927 2 sheets-sneer 2 TTORNEY has PatentedMen 5, 192% Isala ALFRED J, Moianow, oF oAKLAnn, canrroanre.

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This invention relates 'to improvements in warehouse trucha andparticularly to 'iniproveniente in trucks for handling' rolls oi newsprint paper.

Explanatory to the inventiom l will state,-

here that there an enormous loss cause-d by the now commonly employedmethods and means of handling;` news print paper. This loss results fromdamage done to the edge of the rollso'l. paper durinpY the ,loading orunloading process. This will be better understood when it is known thatsuch rolls et `paper weigh from twelve liiteen hundred pounds and whenthey are tilted over on the edge igor loading; onto or from a trucli,this enormous weight meshes orbreaks the edge of the roll. Should a rollof paper that is damaged be placed in a printing press, the strip ofpaper will tear, due to the stress placed thereon, at the damagedplaceand as a result the press will have to be stopped and the stripre-threaded .thii'ough' it. Fory this reason, it is customary oraliiressman to inspeet each roll beforeiit is placed in the press and to cutaway the roll down to the depth oi any damaged edge portion. This maynecessitate the removal of the outery part vof the roll to a depth offrom one-iourthinch to one inch and this, in a. short length of time,runs into an enormous amount of waste.

In view of the above,k it has been the principal object of thisinvention to provide improvements in trucks which permits the loading,or unloading` of rolls ot news print paper therefrom*without placing;`the weight oi the roll on the edge and, in this way, avoids damage tothe roll that would require any of the paper to be wasted. n

More specifically staltedthe principal feature of the invention residesin the details of construction and manner oif Amounting); the nose olfthe truck by means et whichy the paper roll is supported. p

Another object of the invention' is to so construct the iframe 'of thetruck and to so 4Vlocate the supportingwheels thereon that rolls poidifferent length may be carried in proper balance that their weight isnotsus tained by the operator in handling or moving the truck.

Other objects of the invention reside in the various details oit'construction and combina-` tion oi' parts as will hereinafter bedescribed and in their mode-of operation.

1n accomplishingthese obj ects, vided the improved details ofconstruction,

Appneationmea February 1e, 1927. semi ne, lesser.

in the' accompa'rij/ving;` drawings, wherein--k the preferred 'toi-,insof which are illustrated ik Figijure `1 `isa side view olifa paper rollhandlingT trucl: embodied bythis invention; showing it in theinitialposltion in loading a paper roll thereon.

Figure fis a view showingthe roll loaded thereon.

Figure 3 is nose.v i. f f

y Figure i 1s a yplan view of the lower end of the truck.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a nos'eotl an alternative type otconstruction.

Rei'erring more in detail to the drawings'- 1 and 2 designatespacedapart handle hars a vertical. section *of the truck of the truckfran'ie. i These are provided at-- their upper ends with suitablehandhelds 3 and-at their lower ends are cutk on a bevel` as at l? sothat when the handle bars entend upward at an angle of approximatelysixty ydegrees with the horizontal., theends rest 'flatly againsttheiloor. The bars 1 and 2 are rigidly joined by" a plilrality'o transversebars 5 and by an axle @lined thereto Abeneath their lower endportions."k This axle is provided atits ends with supporting` wheels 7#f7 l which would be suiiicient fwidth and diameter' to provide easymovement. e

. Toward the `upper ends, the handle bare havedownwardly extendingframes bolted thereto.l These comprise spaced lapart yside kpieces1O--1O and transverse conncctin5.;`

pieces 11 andlQ. Caster wheels 13 are mounted by standards 14 which'extend revolubly through apertures in the cross pieces and whicharesupported thereon by short cross plates 15 that' are pivotallymounted by pins 16 within slotsl? provided inthe 'stanlilards The'standards are tired at their lower ends to yolres 18 whichmount'thecaster wheels and the head 'of the yoke of each wheel'rests insupporting engagementy with the lower cross piece 12 of 'its frame. Thecaster 4wheelsordinarily wouldbe used only when longr rolls of ypaperwhich extend well toward the ends of the handles are' being moved.` v

Then short rolls are handled the casters are detached by turning thecross plates 15 longitudinally of the standards and then withdrawing thestandards fromy their frames. The frames may then' beused as supportinglegs when the truck is at rest.

The principal feature of'this invention reysides in the details ofconstruction of the nose.

This comprises an upright plate y2O that is Lio curved transversely at.approximately the same curvature as the side surface ot the thusadapting the top of the plate to tilt toward or from the handle bars.

Supported horizontally at the lower edge of the plate 2O is a shoe 28which has a shortupstanding flange 29 at its rearward edge that isalined with and corresponds to the curvature of the plate 20. llhis shoeis adjustably att-ached to the plate 2O by means of two bolts 30 and 30which are l'ixed at their lower ends in lugs 31 on the bach side of theflange 29 near the ends of the shoe 28 and at their upper ends areslidably mounted in lugs 32 liXe-fl to the bach side of plate 20. On theupper ends of the bolts are nuts which may be adjusted to differentposition to limit their downward travel by contact with the lugs 32.This connection provides a rigid mounting` for the shoe but permit-s itto move toward the lower edge of plate 2O for loading and away from itto adord better balance of the roll in transportation. Y

The shoe plate is of substantial width and is provided, in parallelspaced relation, to the rear edge ange 29, with an upwardly pressedshoulder 35 as shown best in Figure 3. This shoulder is formedapproximately one and onehalf inches from the flange 29 and onefourthinch above the dat base portion of the plate bet-weten the flange 29 andshoulder. Then the truck is positioned for loading a roll of paper, itis placed as shown in Figure l and in order that the forward edgeof theshoe will be held down against the floor in such position that it may beslipped beneath the roll to be loaded and may not tip back and be gougedinto the side of the roll as often happens when loosely hinged, l havefixed rearwardly extending arms 38 to the rear of the flange 29 of theshoe and have attached springs 39 to the ends of these arms and tothe-bars l and 2. These springs are of suflicient strength to hold theplate 28 against the floor during loading but do not interfere withmovement of the shoe away from the plat-e 2O after the roll of paper ispositioned thereon.

ln Figure I have illustrated a nose construction of an alternative typewherein the back plate and shoe 28 are formed in an integral piece. Thisis provided with mounting ears 22 which are attached to the truck in thesame manner as the plate previously described. The shoe piece islikewise provided with theraised shoulder as is the piece 28.

It is also desirable to have a lool-:ing dog Lit) pivotall7 mounted onthe axle and adapted to be pressed into holding` Contact with the floorto prevent bac-lr movement of the truck when the roll is being tiltedonto it and to assist. in prying-'rolls of paper into place. This dogmay be weighted so to automatically lift from the floor when pressureplaced thereon.

Assuming the trucl: to be so constructed, it would be used follows:

ldlhen a paper roll is to vbe loaded, the truck is moved up to theroll,V which stands on end, and the handles of the truclrare eirctendedupwardly so that the lower ends of the bars l and 2 rest fiatly on thedoor and the shoe plate 28 is held against the floor by springs V3S).First, the paper roll is tilted i ust enough to permit the shoe to beprojected beneath it and the side of the roll to be seated against thelange 29 of the slioeand against the plate 20. lt will be noted, byreference to Figure 3, that when the paper roll is in this position, itis supported on the shoe at-a point approximately one and onehalt inchesinside of its edge, and the edge is not in contact with any support bywhich it could be damaged when the roll is tilted bach onto the truck.The roll is then tilted back against the truck handles and the truckthen tilted down, so as to assume the position shown in Figure 2. lt isto be pointed out thatduring this tilting movement of the roll andtrucl; the shoe 28 remains on the floor until the bolts 30 have extendedto their limit of travel and thus the roll, if it is the longer type ofroll, is permitted to come near to a balance over the supporting axle.lf the roll is a shortone, the caster wheels are not desired for thereason that the center of gravity of the roll is forward of thesupporting axle and can only be shifted rearwardly thereof by tiltingthe handles down farther than is permitted when the casters are used.Therefore, the casters should be removed and this can be done quickly byturning the keys l5 with- Yin the slots 17 so that the standards let maybe withdrawn; if the roll is a long one, the casters are desired tosupport the rear part of the truck. as shown in Figure 2. y

By use of a truck having a supporting shoe of this character, the edgeof the paper roll which otherwise is damaged, does not comein supportingcontact with the base of ,the shoe in loading and this insures that itcannot be mashed or damaged is usually the case when loaded onto orpried about by the ordinary type of blunt nosed trucks. Then no'damageis done to the edge of the roll there is no waste of paper. Such trucksmay be made in various sizes, and for various purposes, and its detailsof construction may be altered without departingfrom the spirit of theinvention.

Having dirle described my invention, what l; Claim'ae new therein anddesire to Secure,

by Letters-Patent, is

l. A truck of the character described cemprieing a frame, a raneverseaxle, supporting Wheels on Jshe axle and a Dese pivotally attached tothe lower end of the Vframe en which a roll 0i' paper may be Supperedler brand,

porlaateu, said heee comprising an upright, transversely curved backplate adapted te embrace 4die side of the rollend a forwardly eX-tending base plate adapted oproj ectvbeneath the. end of the roll, saidbase plate having moulding; belts rigidly'xed thereto and eX- tendedSlidably through mounting luge lixed lo the back plate and permitliiiig'the base `plaie to move 'toward the lower edge of the back plaineduring` a leading ogeration and to move away from the plaie when theroll 1s tilted back 01150 ehe truck ae a means olf bring`- ing Jchecenter or' gravity el the roll toward the vertical plane of thesupporting axle.

2. A truck 0f the character described comprismg a lrame, a transverseaxle at the lower ier-med arer-.aely

end of the frame, supporting Wheels en the axle, a nose plvoally mountedatthe lower end of the frame on which a roll of paper may be supportedfor transportation, said nose bly meuned in. mer

means mi die bole for adusiabl'f limitine" '1 s their exenelen,

ated yieldable means a'utached Le the heee andv se the frame whereby thebase plate Will he urged yieldmgly downward, said base platehaving auupwardly Offset Shoulder rliereen adapted te supportiiigly engage iheend of the roll alia distance Within ire peripheral edge.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 24th day of December, 1926.

. 1 ALFRED J. MORROW.

